Evening Star Newspaper, February 4, 1927, Page 4

FERVORFORAUTO SGROWING HeRE Crowds at Auditorium Show Is Blow to Pessimist. Busy Season Seen. BY WILLIAM ULLMAN, Automobile Editor of The Star. Despite the swelling cry that auto- mobile driving is becoming more dif- ficult, mpossibie, motor taxes heavy > regulations more strin- gent an s to paint a dozen other unfavor f the hardships the person who invests mey in a motor car, | still is in step with the| motor-loving Nation. The skeptic may satisfy himself on this point by a peep into the \Wash ington Auditorium, where the Nation- al Capita venth annual automobile show has been in progress since Sat- urday night Instead of growing dimmer, the city's enthusiasm for the motor car is burning brighter than ever before as a result of the exposition being held under the auspices of the Washing- Automotive ] Association. the automob! ed in Washing fidently for its mo: ve season Fervor Is Nation-Wide. The revolution unflagging fer vor for the automobile is not confined | to Washington. The national automo-| bile show in New York wa est attended affair of its kind ever held. Philadelphians turned out for their display in record-breaking num- ber. So did Baltimore. Reports from Chicago indicate the Middle West is more curious to see the new motor car than it ever has been before. Washington's army of motor car owners is Joining with the rest of the country in answering the critic of motoring and traffic conditions by turning out in tremendous number to welcome the new-born automobiles. The manufacturer, too, has pre- pared an effective answer to the pessimist. If parking is harder, there is a car that handles more easily to meet this condition. If traffic is heavier, it is able of more flexible and faster movement because the new cars are revelations in the two im- portant matters of acceleration and deceleration Represents Good Investment. What if the motorist is taxed fairly high? The money is being used to build roads that widen the range of his car. Automobile prices are lower and service and operation costs are greatly reduced. The savings on these items ‘are more than enough to take care of taxes. If license, gasoline and other taxes that affect the motorist are not diverted to the benefit of oher classes, the person who pays them is satisfied that they represent an in- vestment that pays a large return. When the tickets were counted after the opening night of the show Satur- day it was found that past attendance records had been broken. Each night this week has seen a still larger host of motor enthusiasts pour through the portals at Nineteenth and E streets. The city had been apprised of the fact that there was much to be seen at the exposition that was entirely new. That was all it needed. Since then it has inspected everything, new and partly new, whether “a eight, little eight,” “an eight-in- counting con- t ganized to conduct the $250,000 build- addition to individual subscriptions. | ese toward America, such as that dis played at Canton toward the British. the lars-| paing moved cioser to the the reply which the Cantonese foreign minister has said he would make in a few days to the American open invita- Marblehead steaming Zone, squadron Marines of the 4th Regiment were en route from San Diego under orders to report to Admiral Willlams, com- mander of the Asiatic fleet, tional 250 Marines will be drawn to the Shanghai area by Admiral Wil llams from forces now in the Philip- pines or due to Guam. transport Chaumont, Honolulu for definite orders, while the 250 to be moved to Shanghai will be taken auxiliary vessel Pecos. either be kept distributed among other vessels of the American fleet at the Chinese center. question of the purpose of American forces in the Shanghai area, which it is regarded as his comment on the Kellogg overtures, Washington Government officials_are prepared to deal on the point. contend that the Marine movement merely is in accordance with a. policy to have available a sufficient mobile force to extend American citlzens pro- tection should the need arise, and feel and Marines at Honolulu, Guam and Manila States big | landing operations in' China. $32,519 ALREADY GIVEN IN HOSPITAL’S DRIVE Senator King Speaks, Bishop Free- man CHves Invocation at Cam- paigners’ Luncheon. Bishop Freeman gave the invoca- tion today at the third “pep” lunch- eon meeting at the Willard of the 200 Washington business men or- ing fund campaign for the Casualty Hospital. Senator King made a talk to the workers, representing all divi- sions and teams, which are con-| fidently expecting to go ‘“over the; top” even before February 12, when | the drive is to be completed. { Roy L. Neuhauser, chairman of the drive, presided, and announced | that the first contribution to be re-| ceived in the campaign came from Victory Post, No. 4, American| Leglon, and that large gifts had been received from a number of Wash- ington firms and business houses, in | The total umount received up to the hour of the meeting today was $32,519.5 Mr. Neuhauser will speak tomor: rqw night from 9:20 to 9:30 over WMAL in a review of the campalgn to date, SHANGHAI RUSHES REINFORCEMENTS T0 DEFEATED ARMY __(Continued from First Page.) United States naval forces, includ ing 1,450 Marines, meanwhile are danger zone. Secretary Kellogg is still awaiting tion to both major Chinese factions for conferences Jooking to the drawing up of new equalization treaties with China. ‘While the cruisers Richmond, and Cincinnati were today from Balboa, Canal the American naval Chinese waters, 1,200 to join in An addi- arrive there from Will Touch at Honolulu. The San Diego force, on board the will touch at from Manila on the naval The latter will aboard the Pecos or If Foreign Minister Chen raises the likely he will do in They hat the holding of additional warships is evidence that the United contemplates no large-scale A demand that Secretary Kellogg V-eight,” a " or a “four. line, It has paid ciose attention to the en- tirely new “eights” that appear. inform Congress whether the Amer- ican Government has ‘any secret understanding” with foreign powers Washington has threaded its way sixes” of L-head, T-head, Fhead, 2d and sleevevalve types and found them superior as to efficiency, beauty, comfort and con- venience. Can Satisfy Any Taste. It is apparent to the show visitor that any purse and any taste can be satisfied with one of the products on display at the Auditorium. One can range in price from around $450 far, far up into the thousands. Regardless of what is desired in body style, it is present at the show. There are 20 different models, ac- cording to a survey of what is being offered at the Auditorium. They ap- pear under the following names: Coupe, roadster, sedan, touring, coach, landau, cabriolet, speedster, sportser, sportif, brougham, town ca; convertible, collapsible, victoria, limousine, phaeton, berline, foursome and twosome. These styles can be found in amaz- ing number under virtually any name- plate. There are new bodies, better power plants, more efficient brakes and all other features which have con- tributed toward making the 1927 car a better product, from the lowest priced to the highest. Accessory, garaging, motor club service and repair service exhibits have attracted a goodly measure of attention throughout the show. That the motorist’s interest is capable of encompassing every side line of the industry is a lesson the show has taught. Side Shows Intriguing. The exhibitor who reveals how he | Washington gone to this, its greatest rescues and repairs a car that has|automobile display. To maintain an been wrecked, the man who shows the | even step with the procession every process of retreading tires, the ex-|one must see the show before it closes over the use of military force in China was made in a resolution today by Representative Black, Democrat, New York. He requested the House foreign affairs committee to summon the Secretary for questioning. TTALY REPLIES TO CHINA. Takes Stand Substantially Same as That of Great Britain. ROME, February 4 (#).—Italy has sent a note to China substantially in agreement with the British note, | maintaining the right of the powers | to protect their interests throughout | the Chinese Republic. i While insisting upon the protection of British subjects and property in China, the British government has pursued a conciliatory policy, offering with_other things to recognize mod- ern Chinese law courts as competent | to try cases brought by British plain- tiffs; to make British subjects liable to regular legal Chinese taxation, and to modify the municipal administra- tions of the British concessions, giv- ing the Chinese a large voice in them. SHANGHAI HAS “NERVES.” Many Rumors of War Between Powers and China. By Cable to The St d_Chica v 7 oAl R Copyrighi, 1081, <0 DAY SHANGHALI, February 4.—Informa- tion has been received from Hankow hibitor who graphically portrays the advantages of shock absorbers—all have caught the fancy of the show throngs. 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Weidemann, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1927. o SR kAT T e B et e e Ty —v] |CLASSROOM HARDSHIPS SEEN IN ELIMINATION OF 74 TEACHERS Quality of Instruction Will Be Lowered, In Opinion of Ballou and Other School Officials. Senator Capper of Kansas and Representative Zihlman of Msryland, making donation to the Casualty Hospital fund; Robert V. Fleming, treasurer of the campaign, receiving the check: Others in the group are: Roscoe Fertich, C. M. Sharpe, Thomas M. Baker, M. F. Barrett, Dr. Joseph Rogers and Roy L. Neuhauser. that Eugene Chen has issued addi- tional pronouncements declaring that the Cantonese government will not re- sume nego! fons with the British until all British troops are withdrawn from Shanghai and all British vessels leave Chinese rivers. This report lacks confirmation, but is believed not impossible in view of the cocky atti- tude the Cantonese are taking. However, Shanghai is riferwith ru- mors these days. People are thinking of not mere struggles be- tween sectio “hina, but of in- ternational war between world powers, with China both as a participant and the prize of victory. On the streets you can hear that Canton has de- clared war on Great Britain, which has accepted the challenge, and that Japan has issued a similar notice on Russia. The rumors are symptomatic of strained nerves. News from the war front in Che- kiang Province continues adverse to Sun Chuan Fang, defender of the Shanghai area against the southern Nationalists. The evacuation of foreign missions in western China continues rapidly. Four hundred missionaries, mostly British, are now gathered at Hankow from Szechuan Province, awaiting ships to carry them to Shanghai. It is expected that 600 will evacuate Hunan and Szechuan, and Shanghal promises to be greatly overcrowded. The evacuation of Foochow, Fukien Province of south China, has ceased and missionaries are gathering there from surrounding districts. CHURCHILL CRITICIZES CHEN. Cantonese Minister Compared With British Radical Miners’ Chief. MANCHESTER, England, February 4 () —Great Britain is prepared to £0 “t othe utmost limit to. gratify the national feelings of .the- Chinese peo- ple,” but must protect British lives and properties from mob violence, declared Winston Churchill, chancellor of the exchequer, in a speech here today. He said, however, that he did not believe there were any grounds for anxiety regarding the situation in China. Mr, Churchill expressed the belief that by firmness, coupled with patience and forebearance, Great Britain could bring about a very great amelioration of conditions in China before the end of 1927. In the course of the speech, Mr. Churchill compared Eugene Chen, foreign minister of the Cantonese gov- ernment in China, with A. J. Cook, secretary of the British Miners' Fed eration and a leader in the recent coal strike. “Last year we had Mr. Cook," sald the chancellor of the exchequer. “This year we have Mr. Chen. * * Both seem to draw their inspiration from the same fount; they teach the same doctrine * * '# and seem to be pursuing the same objects.” BRITAIN. MAY VARY POLICY. Holding Troops Out of Shanghai Considered as Peace Move. LONDON, February 4 (#).—A spe- cial cabinet committee has been formed to deal with the Chinese sit- uaticn. It is understood this commit- tee will include Premier Stanley Bald- win, Sir Austen Chamberlain, foreign secretary, and the KEarl of Balfour, lord president of the council, Negotlations at Hankow are virtual ly at a standstill through the insist- ence of Eugene Chen, the Cantonese foreign minister, that there shall be no, concentration of British forces at hanghai. All s now calm in the con- cession city, where serious anti-Brit ish rioting in December led the Brit- ish authoritles to take precautionary measures. A cabinet meeting has been called to determine upon a plan to méet Chen’s attitude. One suggestion standing out among the others is that an attempt ba made to placate the Cantonese leader by promising that there will be no extensive landing of troops at Shanghai unless menacing develop- ments make it necessar: May Base In Hongkong. At any rate, the general public ap- pears to be looking with favor on the advisability of maintaining the de- fense force at some nearby place, like Hongkong, so that it could be dispatched to the scene without delay if the occasion warranted. This defense is being steadily aug- mented as transports and warships ar- rive in Chinese waters. A cruiser squadron and a battalion of Durham infantry arrived at Singapore yester- day, the troops proceecing to Shang hal.” Another regiment, Suffolk infan- try, which left Gibraltar December 2, before plans for the Shanghal defense force were arranged, is expected to reach Hongkong in a day or so. The Natfonal Joint Council of the Labor party today cabled to Eugene Chen, foreign minister of the National- ist or Cantonese government in China reaffirming the Labor party’s declara tion of January 27, in which it prom- ised to do everything possible to pro- cure Chinese national independence. Today's message added: “The Brit- ish labor movement stands firmly for the continuance of the negotiations (vecently halted between Chen and British Charge O'Malley at Hankow) and urges all parties concerned to make them {possible.” Chen’s reply to the original labor declaration, received on Wednesday, declared a settlement could be reached immediately, “if only there is a cessa- tion of the war atmosphere and war neurosis created by the menacing con- centration at Shanghai,” this being a reference to the Britisn forces now en route to China. UTOMOBILE DEAD STORAGE . $3.00 Per Month 80 L STREET NORTHEAST Franklin 4856 SERVICE for yonr BANK DEPOSIT 365 days a year Federal-American ASK_ABOUT OUR NIGHT DEPOSIT SERVICE —— e Around the Corne: From High Prices AR season. 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Richards mailed recently to 25,000 Washington motor- ists who failed to make a personal tax return on their automobiles in July has brought at least 8,000 of them to the District Bullding to straighten their accounts with the municlpal gov- ernment. Some of them have appealed the arbitrary assessment fixed by the tax appraisers and others have paid the tax without quibbling. The second and final installment of the 1927 personal and real estate taxes will be due next month, and those motorists' who received the pink no- tices will be required to pay in addi- tion to the tax levied against them, 20 per cent in addition as a penalty for failing to make a return A bridge to be erected over the Murray River, Australia, will be the Will Washington school children suffer as a result of the elimination by the District appropriations sub- committee of the $121,000 item for the salaries of 74 additional school teach- ers? Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of sichools, and administration officials unqualifiedly declare the loss of the teachers will seriously lower the qual- ity of instruction and cause classroom hardships, They are sincerely grieved over the House action W. T. Bannerman, legislative n of the District Congress of acher Assoclations, who i3 primarily responsible for the House action, on the other hand, is satisfied the school system already has more teachers than are needed. She i3 jubilant that the House eliminated the appropriation for the additional teach- ers after the budget director had al lowed it. Results in Schism. A schism in ranks has re- sulted fron tion, which, it is gener may lead to se- rious Unprejudiced school observers declared today par- ents and school children naturally would suffer if critics of the system are given credence and those officlals constituted with the administration 1 consequence of figures formed the basis rassion on the merits of the 74 additional teacher item. : One set, supporting the need for the teachers, was put in the record of the subcommittee hearings by Dr. Ballou; the other, denying the need for the teachers, by Mrs. Bannerman. Dr. Ballou's figures and data nat- urally were official and expert infor- mation. Those of Mrs. Bannerman were gopled from offictal school re- ports, but she studiously avoided, it is charged, any enlightenment on the figures from constituted school offi- cials. i . Figures at Variance. Dr. Ballou informed the subcommit- tee that the number of pupils per teacher in the schools here is 30.97. Mrs, Bannerman informed the sub- committee that the number of pupils per teacher in the schools here is 23.4. The difference in the. results ob- tained was due to the following facts: Dr. Ballou used in his compilation the number of actual teaching class- room teachers, or 2,278. Mrs. Bannerman used in her com- pilation the total number of teachers, | 2,629, failing to subtract 351 librarians, largest on that river, and will cost $1,500,000. spectal teachers and substitutes. Dr. Ballou used as the correct basis When All Wash Day Means Answering the Bell HE driver calls. You hand to him your soiled laun- dry bundle and sigh with relief. That’s over. Nothing more to bother about until he returns on scheduled time and brings back to you your wash absolutely clean and perfectly ironed. You open the neat bundle—every piece has been wash- ed in Ivory Soap until it is fragrantly fresh. Carefully folded, is is a pleasure to look at, a comfort to have. 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G It is stressed by officlals that 351 librarians, special teachers and sub- stitutes cannot he classed as teaching classroom teachers Griffin Attacks “Average.” On_the merits of using the “actual enrollment,” as compared with the yerage enrollment,” Representative itfin of New York commented before his colleagues In the House as foi lows: “The ‘average attendance’ is a poor yardstick. If you were to provide seats in the school, for instance, on that basis, there would necessarily be * times when some of the children would be_without accommodation.” The further point is being stressed that while the majority members of the District subcommittee on appro priations plainly were prejudiced against Dr. Ballou and school officials, that the office of the director of the budget, before allowing the additional teacher item, In an {mpartial judicial |, - manner investigated the claims of | " school officials for the need of the| . “p teachers and was convinced they were | yr. ‘ valid claims. | G ind that nise t opaganda in 1k moderate nee wh since t the s kept, relatior to the o busines WILL RAISE SPEED LIMIT.|: Eldridge to Propose Two More Highways to Commissioners. Two more highways running through | outlylng sectlons are slated for in-|lations with the . creased speed—Pennsylvania avenue |cussed. 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