Evening star., 1915-12-14
ASK A SPECIAL FAVOR
| FOR PEOPLE IN OFFICE
Retail Merchants Suggest Holiday
December 1S for Federal and
District Employees.
Resolution Addressed to President
Wilson-New Legislation De-
sired by the Association.

IHc icSiueHl Is asked TO grant a
holiday to federal and District en-
ployes December Is; in order that they
may have an opportunity to do their
Christmas shopping, in. resolution
| adopted by the Retail Merchants 'Asso-
citation at a special meeting last night.
The resolution was forwarded to the
White House today. - -. =
The association indorsed report
submitted by committee, of which
Gerson Nordlinger is chairman, which
deals with the bad check evil in the
! District. The report included draft
of a proposed law to be introduced in
Congress in the form of bill i'm
nlediately after the Christmas recess.
Provisions of Proposed Law.
The proposed law provides:
ANY person who, with intent to de-
fraud shall make or draw, utter or
deliver any check. draft or order for
the payment of money upon any bank
or other depositary. knowing at the
| time of such making, drawing, utter
ing or delivering that the maker or
drawer has not sufficient funds In or
credit with such bank or other deposit
| tary for the payment of such check,
draft or order. in full, upon it's pre-
u:sanor and punishable by imprison-
ment for not more than one year. or
by fine OF not more than $1,000, or
both fine and Imprisonment.
thereof, the making, drawing. utter
ing or delivering Of a check. draft or
order. payment of which isrefused by
the drawee. shall be prima facie evt.
dence of intent to defraud and Of
| knowledge of insufficient funds, in, or
credit with, such bank. or other de-
positary. provided. such maker or
drawer shall not have paid the drawee
thereof upon demand. in person or by
registered letter, the amount due
protest fees.
The word credit as used herein,
shall be construed to mean an ar
rangement or understanding with the
bank or other depositary for the pay
ment of such check, draft or order.
Other Legislation Outlined.
The, association also indorsed a pro-
posed law designed to eliminate false
and misleading statements from adyer-
tising matter in the District. An ef-
fort also will be made to have a bill
embodying this proposed legislation in
troduced in Congress.
The proposed law follows: ANY per-
son, drm, corporation or association
who. with intent to sell or in any wise
dispose of merchandise, securities,
person, firm. corporation or associa-
ton, directly or indirectly, to the pub
lie for sale or distribution. or with IN
tent to increase the consumption there
of, or to induce the public in any man
ner to enter into any obligation reiat-
ing thereto. or to acquire title thereto.
or an interest therein, makes, pub
fishes, disseminates.s circulater or
places before the public or causes, .di-
| rectly or indirectly, to be made, pub
Hshed, disseminated, circulatef or
placed before the public, in the District
of Colum bia, in a newspaper or other
publication, or in the form OF book.
notice. hand bill. poster. bill, circular,
way, an advertisement of any sort re-
garding merchandise, securities, serv-
ice or anything SO offered to the pub
| lie, which advertisement contains any
of fact which Is untrue. deceptive or
misleading, shall be guilty of mis-
demeanof."
Indorses Postmaster Chance.
The association indorsed the adminis-
tration OF Postmaster Merritt o. Chance
and expressed the hope that his ap-
pointment would be confirmed by the
Senate
Announcement was made that NJ. d.
Rosenberg, general counsel Of the as
socia tion,. and Roger J. Whi.ford, as
sistant corporation counsel. had COM
pleted the draft of bill covering tho
fake auction question which will be
submitted to the committee and to the
association at its next meeting.
A report on the plan to have motion
pictures taken of the Lincoln highway
feeder from Philadelphia to Washing
ton was made by a special committee
consisting Of N: A.. Leepe, Washington
Topham and William John Eynon. #
The following firms were elected to
membership: Potomac. Electric Power
Company. represented by John C.. Nc
Laughlin: Toiman, Inc, represented by
Guy H. Tolman, and William Rosen-
dorf.