Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-10
Chamber of Commerce Execu-
tive Committee to Carefully
Look Into Subject.
ALL FACTS ARE DESIRED
IN LETTING OUT VETERANS
Body Refuses to Criticise Govern
ment Until It Knows Why G. A. r.
Men Were Dropped.

Whether or not public utilities should
be owned by the municipality is to be
studied carefully by the executive COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce,
according to action taken last evening
when the chamber held its last regu-
lar meeting until next fall. The propo-
sition that municipal ownership of pub
lie utilities should be studied was
brought before the organization by
p. T. Moran just before the motion
TO adjourn was made.
The executive committee is to take
no action regarding the proposition.
but many seemed to concur in Mr..
Moran's opinion that the question is
one which should be carefully consid-
cred by a committee of the associa-
tion.
Spirited debate followed the intro
duction of a resolution by Fulton X.
Gordon urging that the eighteen Vet
eran employees recently let out from
The post Office and other government
departments. be reinstated. The com
mittee which had been appointed 10
take UP the matter of clerks retire-
ment, headed by John Dolph, had Prev
ously made a report urging that Con-
gress should take action to pension
old employees
Would Know More of Facts.
Several including Mr.. Dolph and Albert
Schulteis, took issue with MIR. Gordon on
the ground that the resolution offered by
him criticised the government for dis
charging the employees. To say that the
discharges were wrong or unjustif1ed was
fhe cause of considerable objection oy
several members. who declared the cham,
her could not rightly take such stand
without first knowing more or the 1acts
in the case. ~
cause 1t discharged these employees Wouio
be a serious thing for us to say, sald Mr.
Dolph. We want to De certain ABOUT ZIG
facts in the case"
Mr., Gordon declared that IF We don't
take a strong stand there will De oooo
employees dismissed
Mr.. Schulteis urged that no criticism
be made without proper investigation 1t
Was finally decided to refer Mr.. Gordon's
resolution to the board OF directors WIN
power to act.
Looking Into Fraudulent Advertising
j. B. Henderson, chairman Of the COM
mittee appointed to consider the enact
ment of al1aw here to prevent fraudu-
lent advertising. reported that his COM
mittee Is investigating conditions in other
cities where similar laws are in force He
said the limited time given the committee
Is not suficient in which to finish work
of such importance. A detailed report Is
to be made at the next meeting Of the
board of directors. the first Wednesday IN
July.
A bad check bill as drawn up by the
special committee appointed at the
asst meeting of the chamber was unan-
imously adopted. Former Senator
Marion Butler Of North Carolina, chair
man. reported that the committee was
had been drawn up. It is urged as q
substitute for the Avis bill, now In
Congress.
The bill proposed by the committee
follows:
That section s42 of the Code of Law
Of the District of Columbia be. and the
same is hereby. amended by adding
thereto the following:
Penalty for Bad Checks.
Section s42a. Drawing checks with
sut funds-Any person who. with in
tent to defraud. shall make. draw.
alter or deliver any check. draft or
order for the payment of money upon
my bank or other depositary. knowing
IT the time OF such making. drawing.
altering or delivery that the maker or
irawer has not sufficient funds in or
sredit with such bank or other de-
eositafy TOT the payment Oh SUCH
check. draft or order in full upon its
presentation. or shall fail to pay the
same upon demand in person or by
registered letter. mailed to his last
known address. shall be guilty of a
nisdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not more than
sne thousand dollars, or imprisoned not
more than one year. or both.
The making or drawing of such check.
draft or order and the failure to pay the
same upon demand as aforesaid, shall
be prima facie evidence of intent to de-
fraud. The word credit as used herein,
shall be construed TO mean an arrange
ment or understanding with the bank Oh
depository for the payment of such check
draft or order
challenge to tennis match with the
Board of Trade was accepted. but base
ball challenge from the board was de-
.Iined The chamber also declined an in
vitation TO have a tug-of-war match with
the board as a part of the independence
aay celebration. as proposed by the citi-
.en's committee in charge. This &C
ion was taken in view of the fact that
Inc board had already refused.
Following the meeting buffet supper
was served