The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-08
HOME COMMISSION
MAKES ITS REPORT
Advocates Reforms to I'M
prove Living Conditions
i'm the District.
GOVERNMENT LOANS
TO ERECT HOUSES
Board Would at Once Abolish All
Alleys and Change Them
Into Minor Streets.

lIlU MlllUi ouCCiS.
The recommendations of tine PresI-
dents Home Commission covering "a
multiude OF subjects relating 10 the
reformation of the housing conditions
of the wage Garner i'm the District the
bctterm,ut OF his dwelling and its ade-
ouatc protection from fire or other
forms OF destruction, are contained IN
the report forwarded 10 the Senate this
morning by President Roosevelt.
For two years this commission, under
lne direction of Gen. George NJ. Stern
berg mas been at work. ASS ciated
with General Sternberg were Dr. George
NJ. kober, W. 81. Baldwin, s, w. Wood
Nard, Fred I4 SIddons. Prof George ".
cook. Whitfield Mckinley, Miss Mabel
Ip-. Boarduau, Airs. Thomas T. CAN,
James B. Reynolds, r. G. Parsons. Em-
NETT l. Adams, u. j. Brennan, and ".
D.. Dowuey.
Tine recommendations made by the
commission i'm their report follows;
B. The enactment OF model factory and
labor laws TOT the employees of the gov
.emmeut and for the District OF Column
bfa. such laws, apart from regulating
the hours oI labor, should also make
adequate provisions for the sanitation
ar workshops, for employers liability
Iu ,I>e OF accidents, and for C0mpTe-
nausive system of Industrial insurance
ItT all government employees and en-
uloyes i'm the District of Columbia
- The appointment b the President
lI "a special board composed OF aren't
Iegts and sanitaTlans now IN the employ
uF the Government for the purpose of
evolving q. odeI plans and building regu-
latOus fCE Government workshops and
office buildings.
s. The esta blishment in the National
Museum of a special section devoted TO
exhibits illustrative of the hygiene of
occupations, uabItauOnS. 1000 saIely
appliances, and other collections for the
promotion OF Industrial ana social bet
Jerment OF wage earners,
4 The committee Is OF the opinion that
even greater emphasis should De given
En- the curriculum OF the public schools,
90 manual training and domestic science.
The Importance OF d thorough
practical training in domestic science
is nowhere more evident than in study
OF our family groups whose income IS
less than $500 year
Better Pay.
The committee recommends ade-
Uuate compensation OF all employees
whether i'm the Government service or
in other fields OF activity. This applies
with special emphasis TO married men
earning less than s. a day.
g. The standards of living could be
materially improved by diminishing the
expenditures for tobacco and lntOHl-
We also recommend the enactment OF
bin introduced by senator GallingeT
making drunkenness misdemeanOr ana
placing habiiual uruukards and drug
Eab.UeS under a legal restrain in the
flt -uitaI for iuebriatFs. The committees
believes that the provisions Of the bin
viii be materially strengthened by max
in- life sale OF Iut0EIcauts TO haDItual
druukaTds o. criminal Offense.
50 The committee believes that
public Fairgrounds and athletic fields
will promote temperance and chastity.
o. 1aJ- r0mmitte believes that
quackeFy and the great uusrTum evil
are frequent causes of Rhysical and in-
uaC.ai Impeachment
la the meantime. il is earnestly rec
commended rbrr the Postmaster General
De requested 10 publish Win me month";
IS supplements 10 the CnlclaI Postal
Guide, a bulletin setting forth the es-
-eutial facts iu connection with the
fraud orders ISSUED during the proceed
ing MONTH
For Pure Food
We also recommend that III .atl.u-a-
tlou concerning harmful ingredients u
foods. medicines soft and alcoholic
dr-uEs which may come to light during
the execution OF The pure food and lIUg
law. 1e published by the Department 90.
-AEIICulr.El in the @-me manner as
Farmers Bulletins age now being pub
Ilalgd.
TO- Tae r1. . strongly s.o0m-
ueli- .#e -... ......- of l LaW lHr the
suppression .. ..... as contemplated us
senate e'H - ".| ii. il. lii.i-
ID. The creation 90. a bureau 1I laD0.
zEHuId likewise render valuable services
both ra employers and employees Iu tl'
supervision a. employment agencies
Need of Hospital
H. our sociological Investigation sHJw