Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-24
DISTRICT. MEASURES
PASSED BY SENATE
Similarity of Corporation
Names Banned-BI0W at
White Slave Traffic.

Several District measures pending on
the calendar with favorable recon-
mendation from the Senate District COM
mittee were acted upon by the Senate
this morning along with many other
bills unobjected to on the calendar.
The Senate gave its approval to the bill
to allow the water mains of Chevy Chase,
Md, to be connected with the mains OF
the District and to allow the use Of the
Districts water for extinguishing fires
in the suburb
AS the bill was originally introduced 1t
authorized the use Of the Potomac water
in case Of fire or other emergency.
The District Commissioners pointed out
that the supply of water is none too
large for the District itself. and that
they were, therefore, opposed to any ex-
tension of the use of the water to Mary
land suburbs except in case of fire.
Following the suggestion OF the Com
missiOners, the Senate District committee
recommended an amendment limiting the
use of the water in Chevy Chase to put
ting out fires. The aendment was incor-
porated in the bill as it passed.
For the privilege OF using the Districts
water in such cases the bill provides that
Chevy Chase shall pay the District $40
the town. and that 1t shall pay the cost
Of making the connections between the
two systems.
Names Of Corporations.
A bill prohibiting corporations trans
acting business in the District under a
name similar to that of another corpora
ton doing business in the National Cap
ital also received the approval of the
Senate
When it was called up Senator Burton
asked IL the bill had reference to any
specific kind Of corporation, such as in
that the measure was general one.
relating to all kinds Of corporations. Mr..
Burton offered no objection.
The bill provides:
THAT no company or association shall
hereafter be Incorporated in the District
Of Columbia under any provision Of the
code OF laws of the District of Columbia,
or by any act of Congress, and no asso-
citation or company shall hereafter be
licensed to transact any kind of business
name similar or that may readily be mis-
taken for one already in use in said Dis
trict.
THAT no person Or persons. firm. as
ISOLATION, or body corporate, except
banks, trust companies and building
and loan associations incorporated un-
der the laws of the United States or
of the District of Columbia, or a
foreign corporation authorized or
licensed to transact business in the
District Of Columbia. shall advertise
or put forth a sign having thereon any OF
the following words: Bank trust or
savings or. any artificial or corporate
name or other words indicating that such
person, persons association or body cor
pOrate is a bank, trust company. savings
bank or building and loan association, or
shall In any way solicit or receive de-
posits a savings bank. Every person.
firm, association or body corporate vio-
fined not more than one thousand dol
lars"
White Slave Traffic.
A blow at white slave traffic" in the
District was also struck by the Senate
today, when it agreed to the House bill
prohibiting pandering in the National
Capital. Any person guilty of forcing
any woman to lead an immoral life
against her will. the bill provides, is
to be punished by a fine of not less
than 81 ,000, and imprisonment for from
one to ten years.
Any person found guilty of making
profits from white slave traffic" is to
be imprisoned for from one to five years.
woman in a disorderly house because of
debts contracted while living in the
house is to be imprisoned for from one
to five years.
The Senate made several amendments
in the measure il came from the
House Before il becomes a law the
amendments must either be accepted by
the House or the bill adjusted in con-
ference.