Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-05
GOES TO COMMITTEE
Chamber of Commerce Action
on Prohibition Resolution.
NO DISCUSSION OF MERGER
Conference Committee Not Called
Upon for Report.
Amendment to Senator Gallinger's
Bill Discussed and Referred-Re-
tail Trade Committee.


culated to put the organization on record
as opposed to prohibition in the District
and the other Intended to further the
cause of an amendment to the bill recent
ly introduced in the Senate by Senator
Gallinger to regulate the conduct of cleo
tons in the municipality, formed the
chief topics of interest at the meeting
yesterday afternoon of the board OF d.
rectors of the Chamber of Commerce.
Ultimately both matters were referred to
the committee on municipal laws and leg
islation and, consequently. that committee
has busy season ahead in preparation Of
both subjects for presentation before the
next meeting of the board, which will be
held probably two weeks hence.
The directors did not receive report
from the special committee appointed re-
Gently to confer with similar committee
from the Board of Trade on the proposed
merger of the two bodies. The resolution,
which was adopted by the two commit
tees Tuesday afternoon and which was
printed In The Star yesterday. was a
matter of common knowledge. but Pres
ident Harper did not call upon Chairman
Ralston for report, and the committee
volunteered no statement.
Mr.. Harvey's Resolution.
The prohibition question was brought
up by the reading of a resolution. pre-
sented by Hugh Harvey at the house
warming of the new Chamber of Com
merce Hall last month, and at that time
unanimously referred to the board of d.
rectors for consideration. 1t sought &C
ton by the chamber expressing 1t as the
sentiment of the organization that there
should be no change in the existing order
Of things SO far as the sale or liquor
in the District Of Columbia is concerned.
Allen u. Albert, jr.. opened discussion
with plea that the board should recon-
mend to the chamber that the entire mat
ter be placed on the table without pref
udice," and he argued that the prohib1-
ton question was not a matter which
properly concerned a trade organization.
Strong expressions against middle
of the road course were voiced by Ar
thur Moses and P. ]. Brennan, and the
former made a motion that the resolu-
ton be referred to the committee on To-
cal laws and legislation. William r.
GUIDE spoke in favor of similar action,
while Jackson H. Ralston supplemented
Mr.. Albert's remarks by the statement
that prohibition was social and not
business question. Chaplin Brown amend
ed both propositions by moving that the
final determination of the course to be
pursued should be deferred until the
next meeting Of the board. Mr.. Browns
motion was voted down. and the decision
to place investigation into the question
in the hands of the committee on laws
and legislation was carried by a large
majority
Local Primary Elections.
Arguments ON the proposed regulation
of elections in the District Of Columbia
were precipitated by the report of an in
tended amendment to the Gallinger bill
which purported to place in the hands Of
the District Commissioners the power to
enact suitable regulations regarding the
registration OF voters, payment Of poll
tax adoption of a property or other quail
f1cation for the ballot, etc. 1t seemed GER
tain that the entire plan to secure In
dorsement of the Gallinger bill must fall,
when Chaplin Brown, chairman of the
committee on municipal laws and legis-
lation, In response to request, with
drew the proposed amendment, and 1t
was unanimously agreed that the board
of directors should recommend that the
chamber support the bill in the form 1t
was introduced by the senator from New
Hampshire.
At the opening Of the meeting Secretary
Guide read a letter from the Merchants
Association of New York, in which the
chamber was asked to cooperate in a
general movement in opposition to the AL
drich currency bill now before Congress,
and in simultaneous agitation intended
to secure favorable consideration by Con-
gress of the Fowler currency bill. On mo-
ton the matter was referred to a special
committee of five members appointed by
President Harper. An invitation to the
chamber to become member OF the Ma
tional Council of Commerce was referred
to the executive committee. The commit
tee on conventions secured custody of a
letter from Frank c. Harrison of the Har-
rison Realty Company. which proposed
that the National capital have its own
celebration next year Of Washington's
birthday rather than participate land at
tract money from the District" in the
celebration of the holiday in Alexandria.
Treasurer's Report Submitted.
The treasurer's report showed a balance
Of $3,306.54 to the credit of the chamber.
Secretary GUIDE stated that the paid-up
membership of the body now totals 4O6
Seven additional new members were elect
ed. namely: David L. Coon, Myer Fell
heimer Louis Callisher. Robert E. Lee
Thomas. John w. Childress. Edward G..
Siggers and Harry A. Wagstaff. For the
wholesale trade committee Chairman May
announced that there will be a special
meeting next Monday evening. at which
the plan to send a special trade train
through contiguous territory in Virginia
and Maryland will be considered.
Chairman kaufman of the retail trade
committee made the nomination and the
following members were unanimously
chosen by the board to constitute the new
committees:
d. j. kaufman. chairman; A. Lisner.
vice chairman: Dwight Anderson. Joseph
Auerbach. Conrad Becker. II. c. Berg
heimer. Scott c. Bone. F. w. Bogiano
N. w. Burchell. John D. Carmody, Carl
Droop. Jake Eiseman. E. III. Etz. Franklin
& Co. Isaac Cans. Julius Garfinkle
Thomas E. Gilbert. Isaac Goldenberg
Charles Goldsmith. William F. GUIDE, Will
liam Hahn. Alexander Hecht H. W.
Henderson. Philip J. Hermann. Louis
Jackson. Joseph Jacoby. S. Kahn. Harry
King. William Knabe. Charles c. Lacy
Louis J. silverman. Lansburgh Bros
Ralph w. Lee. NJ A. Leese. Morton j.
Luchs. Arthur D. Marks. Alfred Mayer,
Norris Mayer, ]. B. Morrey. w. H. Moses
r. P. Moran. George F. Muth, Arthur G.
Newmeyer. w. w. Norman. Thomas c.
Moves. H. 7. Onterdinger. D. g. Porter.
A. D. Prince. A. E. Randle. Max NJ Rich
c.. II. Reisenstein. George c. Shaffer. E.
Sheets, f. H. Schneider. George w. Spier
Anton Stephan. Joseph Strassburger J
g. Topham. Charles F. Wallraff, Washing
ton Bill Posting Company and Woodward
& Lothrop.
Speaks for Executive Committee,
Reporting for the executive COMMITTEES.
Scott c. Bone said request had been
received from the Washington Play