Evening Star Newspaper, November 15, 1921, Page 11

* TRADE BOARD GIVES * PLANS APPRDVAL Schools, Water, Increased i' Polie and Anacostia Park . Subjects Taken Up. SUFFRAGE IS DISCUSSED Growth. in Membership Given ! Praise—Other Reports I,: 5 Heard. Recommendations for increased fa- <ilities for the District achools, con- struction of additional water supply, Dassage of a blue-sky law, sufficient increase in the police force to protect citizens and the completion of the “Anacostia River Park were contained in the annual report of President Thomas Bradley, submitted last night ®t the Willard at the thirty-first an- nual meeting of the Washington Board of Trade and unanimously ap- Droved by the board. Ten members were elected to the hoard of directors of the organiza- ion. They are Byron S. Adams, C. Gockeler, George Plitf, Thomas Yradley, Charles F. Crane, Walter A. Yrown, Edwin Brandenburg, Ste- vhen E. Kramer. Charles 1. Corby and Joshua Evans. j A complete resume of the reports of the various committees of the organi- zation was given by Mr. ley i his address. y Sradley; in Boys Leave Scheol Early. In connection with the report of the =chool committee, William Washburn, { chairman, Mr. Bradley called attention 0 the fact that more than one-third of the youths entering the lower grades of the District schools did not remain at school beyond the fifth or sixth year, and that a majority left school practically uneducated and un- rx:;e!n'ued to enter any field of useful- _education law in , the the president, ! “does mot require school attendance 1 after the pupil's fourteenth birthda: ; #nd the law is ioperative as to ch dren not registered or not entering school at all. ‘The child labar law. however, pre- | Yents their being employed under | sixteen years of age, and so i Pears that between the ages of four- | leen and sixteen children are not re. quired by law. to attend school and . are not permitted by law to work, except 'in_ minor occupations, and | ven at sixteen vears and over em- ployment at less than a stated wage , or salary is prohibited by law. There is thus ‘created an anomalous condi- 1 tion favorable to idleness, Ask Better E “Some months ago,” continued Mr. [Brldlay. “the Board of Trade aj yroved a recomrendation of the com- mittee that an appeal be made to ! Congress for adequate appropriations for schools in the District of Colum- The committee now recommends that this appeal be supplemented by 2 further request for support of the building program asked by the school authorities, to-the end that the facili- ties for the process ofv education of ‘outh residing here may be more omplete and better adapted to fit a arger number of vocational as well as non-vocational life work. It is gratifying to note that Con- ; Bress has realized the urgent need of ! additional facilities for our local ; schools, and has granted an appro- priation of $1,944.000 for the enlarge- ment of such facilities.” Water Supply. Referring to the report of the » Water supply: committee, Francis R. Weller. chairhan, Mr. Bradley ex- pressed gratification that the Army ! appropriation bill, pas:ed last June, contained an inftial appropriation of 5200.000 to cover the cost of survey: tration plant at Dalecarlia reservoir. ' Mr. Bradley pointed out that this action of Congress was in the nick of time, as a_serious break in the present’ aqueduct would be disas- trous to Washington. The water supply committes, as- serted Mr. Bradley, joined with the ; Commissioners in recommending to ). Congress that an appropriation of 3,000,000 for carrying out the con- ! struction of additional water supply be made. Four Reeommendations. Four recommendations are made i by the law committee of the board, said Mr. Bradley. They are: That the Board of Trade approve Senate bill 2531, to create a board of ac- countancy in the District; that the law committee be given authority by the full board to co-operate with committees from other organizations |. in their efforts to have passed a blue sky law: thdt the board should en- deavor fo have incressed the com- pensation of judges of the Municipal Court of the District, and that there should be erected at the earliest pos- i sible moment a building constructed for the requirements of the office of recorder of deeds. ' “Speaking of the report of the pub- lic order committee. Odell S. Smith, | | chairman, Mr. Bradiey asserted that the present police force was entirely too small. Police Force Too Small. “That our present police force is +'too small must be evident to every one,” said the president. “No matter how adminstered, proper protection cannot be afforded the lives and the property of citizens of the District unless the number of policemen is greatly enlarged. ) “Occaslons such as the present coh- ' ference. which bring large numbers of people to the city requiring spe- cial - guards, emphasize our needs, and we hope that our friends in Con- gress will recognize the very ap- parent need for making better pro- viglons for the safety of Washing- ton. This hard-working and enthusiastic committee makes recommendations for the departments, which may be ‘briefly summarized as follows: More men. more pay, clothing al- lowance, one day each week for rest, an eight-hour day for the patrol drpivers and station clerks, a central police station, modern in character; 2 new police station at 17th street and Rhode Island avenue northeast, new cells at stations 2, 7 and 9; re- placement of all old motor equipment and higher caliber revolvers. Development of a recreation park on the Anacostia river. between Ana- D e A T o Ween Anal profit If you contem plate selling your old oar give it a coat of Acme - quality motor car finish, and right the you enhance the value of the car. W. H. Butler Co.| 7 MAGRICE F. FLYNN 607-609 C. St. N.W. 'coltla bridge and Pennsylvania Ave- nue bridge is one of the recomm .dations made in the report of the purks and reservations committee, according _to Mr., Bradley. Judge Charles S. Bundy is chair- man of the committee. National Suffrage. Touching on the subject of na- tional representation for the District by constitutional amendment, Mr. Bradley said: - “It has taken only five years for nationad representation sentiment: to capture organized Washington, at first hostile and indifferent. 1t unitedly and vigorously pushed much less time should be required to win the two-thirds approval of Wash- ington. - “The discouragements, delays and disappointments endured by the Americans who have pushed the re- cent constitutional amendments to enactment should inspire us to more vigorous efforts. These men and women have set us an example of courage, of inflexible determination and of invincible persistency, result- ing in final hard-won victory.” T} constitutional amendment, Our Entire Stock of Men’s and Youn SUITS Men’s and in" the electoral college, With access to the federal courta. fvi e Art Committee Acts. - . Two important recommendations are made by the municipal art committeé, Appleton P, Clark, jr., chairmarn, They are; That Congress be requested to appropriate a suitable sum t5 have plans prepared for the improVement of the city water front, from the Rajl- road bridge to the War College grounds, and that Congress be “re- quested to enact a law having for its object the encouragement of the erec- tion_of buildings on the north side of Pennsylvania avenue . from the Capitol to 17th street west, with facades, which in design and.ma- terials will meet with the approval of the Fine Arts Commission. Replacement of the Calvert street bridge and the Chain bridge at the earllest possible moment is recom mended by the committee on bridge: George W. Offutt, jr., chairman. “The present Chain bridge is un- suited to present-day traffic,” said Mr. Bradley, “and should be replaced at an early date.” Applications to the Board of Trade for an indorsement of yhilanthropic movements will be referred to the charities indorsement committee es- tablished by the Commissioners if recommendations of the cherities and corrections committee are carried out. ‘The committee, .of which Walter C. Clephane is chairman, recommends, according_to Mr. Bradley, that the board should not enter ‘into’ the fleld of indorsing such organizations and movements. ‘Membership Report. Mr. ‘Bradley praised Charles J. Waters and his 1921 membership com- mittee, which established a new rec- ord, bringing into the board 451 new members during the year. He gives figures in’ comparison with each year. Total membership last annual meet- ing, 2,095; new members secured dur- ing the year, 461; loss by, death, 22; Tesl jon, etc., 76; leaving & net memhership tonight of 2,448. “On February -7, 1921, Howard Moran was elected a director to serve the unexpired portion of the term of Elmer E. ey, d L “On May 2, 1921, O. Raymond Evans was elected to-serve the unexpired por- tion of the term of Cuno H. Rudolph, lwhose resignation as a director was ac- cepted. - - ~The reports of the membership com- mittes, owing to the modesty of the suocessive chalrmen, have always been R AIIHI ‘ The severe business depression of the past six months, which has gré’afly- depréssed the E THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C; TUESDAY, NOVEMBER " 15 1921 mostly statisticg] and-do rnot. reflect the energy. sl by i#ts" members. ' © “In’ the ‘past twelve months otr ‘pres- ent chalrman,.Charles J. Waters, and his able assistant= have brought into the board during the year no Jess than 451 new members. This numbér couid have been largely increased, but it was felt that only men of high standing in the commaunity- should ‘be -admitted and, the committee made special efforts to ses that all of those who joinéd the Board of Trade during.the year were men who would be & credit to the or-| ganization. “In other ways the members of this committee have shown their willingness to serve the board. at all times. They have been called upon for services of a most varled character and when called upon have gladly’ responded. et . “Membership’ of this. committes I8 highly valued by thdse who are fortu- nate in belonging to 'it. During the| year a number of meefings of. a social nature were held which ‘will not be for- gott¢n by those who participated. “Starting In.-a small way as a pure- ly committes function, annual dinners have been held for many years: during the winter. A dinner, to.which -all members of the Board of Trade were invited, was first heid thres yearp ago and this was se successful that it was repeated. . This year on January 22 the third of these. midwinter. dinners was given {at the New Wijlard, Hotel. That this dinner was a success in every way s evidenced by the enthusiasm of those who ‘atténded. Five hundred and eigh- ty-six tickets were-sold, in addition to whicli' thera' were thirty-four guests of the Board of Trade present. .The com- mittee expressed regret that it was im- pessible to make provision for all who lesired to attend the dinner, but seat- ng arrangements were. limited. Other Reports. Other cominiittéé reporis dlgcussed || by Mr. Bradley Included: The indus- trial interests, William .C. Johnson, chalrman; insuramce and fire protec- tion, David M. Lea: public and pri- vate buildings; William-A. Rawlings, chairman; pubiie health, Dr. D. Percy Hickling,’ chairman; public utilities and _transportatiol Wiliam baugh.” chairman: . Hver oarbe improvements, Fran 2 el 5 = | Ver?a(lieumund ‘private schools, Henry P. Blair, chairman; spectal ‘commit- tee om American ideals, Charles S. Shreve, chairman, and the shad-bake committee, Charles F. Crane,. chair- man. 3 Y e . Praise for the office force o e board, composed-of. Richard Connlr.1 | SRS Wiljiam-Shuster, Mrs.-Ward and Miss ;A!\vbaleé‘ m‘.&'i Wa s {Ive tyth’ arry” Cunn ngham, neer: boardl, in shis, reperi. Mr. Lganing-. ham is’ soonu&» nllr‘e) from the office e has held for five years, because, a8 he:gtated last night, he finds himself upable to give the required time to services for the organization.” i ‘MAY DROP FORMALITY. An old cistoth of Budh tonfererces as the one in progress here 1s that every -official member of. each delega- should Ie@v)'i_}flnl?'t“rd for every other official ‘memMer. there are - several hundred fhe desired . Tesults. Satisfaction PLUS. “ Isterier and Exterior Work. " %% FERGUSON, INC, 33° “'Pathting Department. Ph. N. $31-338. 3% P2 Clofh'- ing Industry, has been too much for our organization, so we have decided to. close our W ashmg- =N ton Store, as we have closed one of our Baltimore stores; also our storés in Akron, Indianapolis and Flint, Michigan. To this end we have disposed of our lease at 930 F Street N. W., and on January First we must vacate the premises. Accordingly, we.offer— Young Men’s” Suits and Overcoats Reduced to SALE STARTS PROMPTLY 8 A. M. WEDNESD Men’s and Young Suits and Overcoats Reduced to AND 0 Men’s : Men's and Young Men's Suits and Overcoats| [Suits and Overcoats Reduced to e | tate & - GUATTIET Of & - It is understood that the delegatio! will agree (o dispense with the -1 Steam and Hot- Water Heating Systems _Are you fully prepared to -face” thé. coming winter in’ comfort? If not, consult us in regard to' putting your system ‘in proper working, order or for the installation of new system. MAURICE J. COLBERT 621 F St. NW. M. 3016-17 g Men’ S T | Together with some Merchandise from our Cl'ost_zd- Up Stores at Genume Reductions-- the like of which we believe Washington has never seen. 'ON JANUARY FIRST WE CLOSE OUR DOORS FOREVER Men’s and Young Men’s - Reduced to All Suits Overcoats and Raincoats in this Sale are fror;} wél}-known _and_reliablé"maker; of Rochester, New York or Baltimore—Every Reduction Price IS ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED TO BE EXACTLY AS REPRESENTED—Every statement in connection with the Sale is a plain, unvarnished statement of fact. Raincoats 700! $10 Raincoats Reduced to TTIIEE Between 9th-and 10th’ S 2 RS P Rules of the Sale No C. O- D.-’“ No Charges _ < No Refands . No Exchanges 3 Every Sale Final