Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-14
REFonn BUREAU INSTITUTE.
Field Secretaries Attended Session In
This City which Closed Today.


The Reform Bureau Institute. which has
Bureau building since Tuesday. came to an
end this afternoon. It was In charge Of
DIR. Wilbur F. Crafts. who outlined the
plans and methods of the bureau for pro-
noting reform legislation in Congress. state
legislatures and IN the cities. The follow
ing field secretaries were present: Rev. A.
g. Gregg. Albany, N. r: Rev. Rennets c.
Miller. Fail River. Mass; Rev. Bertrand
p. Judd. Nashua. N. H.: Rev. George L.
Tufts. Ph.D.. Portland. Ore: Rev. Frank
w. Emerson, Lincoln. Neb.; Rev. George
w. Peck. LID. Buffalo. N. Y; Rev. and
Mrs Cotton. Boston. Mass; Rev. D. Everett
Smith. Indianola. Iowa.
This Is the first gathering of the kind
ever held by the reform bureau, and means
the extension Of the activities Of the bureau
into all the states. The field secretaries
named cover large districts. and are ex-
pected to organize reform workers within
their respective fields. While here the Sec
retaries did some lobbying In support of
several bills in Congress. principally the
McCumber bill to exclude liquor from ships.
buildings and parks owned or controlled by
the government, and the Littlefeld-Car-
mack bill to prevent shipping of liquor into
no-license or prohibition territory.
In state reforms the bureaus campaign
against race track gambling was foremost.
although many other matters were dis
cussed. A favorable position was taken re-
garding District Attorney Jerome, who Is
city. and who has declared that he will
either break up the gambling or break his
own neck In the attempt.
Reports of the secretaries showed that
some aggressive work Is under way in sew
era1 states. DR.. Tufts, who has charge of
the Pacific coast district, Is pushing legis-
lation on Sunday rest in Idaho, and in CO.
operation with other societies is support
ing local option legislation in the same
state. He will also seek to amend the I'M
perfect laws on prostitution in Idaho In
Oregon Sunday rest bill Is being promoted
ard assistance given to the enforcement of
the recently enacted local option law In
California DR.. Tufts is working for Sun
day rest bill. and in Nevada an anti-gam
bling bill is to be pushed.
. The report of Rev. A. s. Gregg, district
field secretary for New York state, showed
that a very aggressive campaign against
race track gambling Is under way. A bill
to make track betting a felony was intro
duced in the legislature last winter. but
was killed. Another attempt will be made
at the coming session.
DR.. G. w. Peck of Buffalo. whose field of
operations includes New York state west
Of Rochester; Ohio. Michigan and Ontario,
is helping in the New York anti-gambling
fight, and is promoting legislation against
race tracks in Ontario.
Rev. Frank w. Emerson of Nebraska
will look after local option legislation in
that state this winter.
Rev. B. P. Judd of Nashua, N. H.. has
been aiding in local option campaigns
in New Hampshire, and will extend his OPP
Grafton as soon as he returns, and Rev. r.
C. Miller is working in Connecticut and
western Massachusetts,.
In addition to the state and local work.
the field secretaries were especially in
structed in the matter of arousing senti-
ment in support of reform bureau bills In
Congress.
The force will leave tonight for Pittsburg,
where Christmas ChautauQua on reform,
lasting eight days, will be held. commence
ing December 16 and ending December o.