The Washington times., 1915-04-28
J|TNEY IS FAVORED
BY BOARD OF TRADE

Advocacy Of Jitney lines in the Dis
tr1ct Is contained in the report Of G.
Curtis Shinn. secretary OF the trans
portation committee OF the Washington
Board Of Trade. The report which was
read at the meeting OF the Board Of
Trade at the New Willard last night
urges that the 1itney bus be given a
chance to show its merits In the city's
transportation system.
Pointing to the success OF the jitney
bus In some cities and its reported fall
ures In others. Mr.. Shinn urged that as
the bus lines were a new element In
transportation systems they should be
tried out fairly.
The report which was unanimously
adopted said II jitney bus lines were
| should be conducted under regulations
safeguarding the life and limb OF pas
sengers and pedestrians and should be
confined to streets and avenues not al
| ready traversed by traction lines
f. r. Rittenhouse, president OF the
Life Extension Institute. OF New York.
dHeyereG Hannseins Lecture entitled What is
| teries and Kidneys" Mr.. Rittenhouse
declared that the American heart, ar
teries. and kidneys were steadily de-
| Ginning.
Discuss Health.
| DR.. II. II. Hazen discussed THE Hope
| fulness Of the Cancer Problem He de-
clared that the day was not far distant
| when the dread disease would be con-
William c. Woodward, Health Officer
| Of the District, declared that mortality
| from cancer had increased In the Dis
trict more than SO per cent in the last
| fourteen years.
Among other resolutions adopted by
| the board were those urging the es-
tablishment by Congress Of a board
of university control in the Depart
ment of the Interior. empowering the
board to approve or disapprove edu-
cational institutions before they are
granted incorporation papers with q
view Of eradicating sham and fake"
schools in the District. The board
went on record for an amendment to
the loan shark" law so that loan
brokers may charge instead Of IL !
for other amendments designed to
prevent evasions OF the law now be-
ing committed.
The annual report Of the public health
committee. Of which DR.. D. Percy Hick-
ling Is chairman, and which was adopt
ed. recommends that additional con-
venence stations be provided under
ground; that individual drinking cups
be provided at all public drinking foun-
tains; that public baths be erected In
, different sections of the city; that ad-
d!tional inspectors and increased labor
! atory facilities be provided for the
Health Department.; that the Health
| Department Issue weekly bulletin 70
physicians and others interested In the
health Of the city; that legislation be
enacted providing for voluntary com,
mitment to the Government Hospital
for the Insane; for an institution for
idiot, imheci!e. and feeble minded chill
dren in the District, and that the
standard Of milk be fixed by law. and
> that the bacteriological count and tenn
. perature requirements as previously ap'
proved by the board be enforced
Reports Of Committees.
Reports were also read by Charles E
> Kern for the history of the District
committee; John Joy Edison. for the
municipal finance committee; w. V
y Cox. for the national park and pari
r reserve committee. and DIR. d. Percy
. Hickling, for the public health com
Odeli 8. Smith urged all members t.
attend the shad bake to be held a
y Chesapeake Beach May ".
C. ]. Gockeler secretary OF the board
d announced that the following thirty
. three new members have been admitted
:; since the last monthly meetng:
: Fred d. Potter, John w. Calvert
. George e, Hamilton, Henry Gliff1r' or
laney. Joseph B. Latimer. Arthur f
Dowell. S. V. Hayden. Thomas E Jar
= rell, Joseph McReynolds. George NJ
J. Fisher, w. B. Freese. GEORGE r. Tag
. gart. s. H. Rogers, W. Revere Rodgers
:. Thomas Armstrong Thomas p. Little
} page. w. f, Jones, Arthur II. ALI
a John NJ: Williams. Raymond W. Pull
q nan. Wellstood White J. ]. Madigar
a Charles J. Langmead. Charles W, Nor
S rts, Henry G. THOMPSON, William II, Ii