The Washington times., 1917-04-11
PROTESTS AGAINST
UNLICENSED MILK
Chamber of Commerce Unani-
mousIy Votes Approval Of
Times Expose.
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was from the subcommittee on refer
endum of the committee on munic-
ipal legislation. Miss O'Toole told of
her efforts before the District COM
mittee of the House in behalf of a ref
erendum on the prohibition question,
and related many instances in connec-
tion Herewith, that brought roars of
laughter from the, 300 or more busi-
ness men present In closing her re-
port Miss O'Toole suggested that the
men of Washington get the cooper
alton of the women in their fight for
suffrage here. "for it's going to be
long and hard fight at best" she said,
land you will need all the help you
can get" She was applauded warmly
and a vote of thanks was extended to
her for her report.
Racing News an Issue.
Hot discussion as to whether the
Chamber should make an effort to
suppress the publication of racing
news in Washington newspapers fol-
lowed the reading of a majority re-
port from Attorney Nathan B. Will
liams of the committee on mu-
nicipal legislation. Mr.. Williams
stated that because the news
papers from other cities which
print racing news are circulated here,
it would be next to impossible
to get laws enacted that would pre-
vent the circulation of such news
papers here. He stated that he was
heartily in favor of the suppression of
such news, but that he did not be-
Iieve it practicable under existing
conditions.
w. c. Sullivan. chairman OF the COM
mittee, submitted a minority report,
in which he stated that he thought
legislation could be enacted that
would check publication and circula-
tion of racing news in Washington.
"If Congress can't remedy this situa-
tion, then we are helpless" Mr.. Sulli-
van said, "for ! don't see any other
way to get 1t done. At least, let's try
and get legislation enacted that will
check this evil''
Attorney Charles w. Clagett sup
ported Mr.. Sullivan's argument, and
declared that betting on horse racing
has been responsible for the ruin OF
more young men than any other one
thing. Even liquor, he said, does not
do the harm that the practice of gam
bling on horse racing does
The minority report was adopted,
and on motion of Mr.. Sullivan was re-
ferred back to the committee with in
structions to do all in its power to
have Legislation enacted which will
prevent the advertising of horse rae
ing in Washington.
Commissioner Louis Brownlow, who
was the guest of the evening. de-
scribed the aims and purposes of the
Home Defense League which is being
organized by the Commissioners as an
q ~ fs, -
Explains Home Defense League.
Commissioner Brownlow said that
the league would be in no sense a mill
tary league, and that the men in it
would be either men who were beyond
the military age or who for some
other reasons were not available for
active military service. New York
city, he said, now has such an organ
ization, which includes more than
10000 men, and 1t has proved of very
material aid to the police department.
The Chamber heartily indorsed the
movement, and on motion of W. c.
Sullivan, President A. Leftwich Sin
clair was directed to appoint a COM
mittee of twenty-five to assist in dis
tributing Gnrollment blanks explain
ing the plans OF the organization to
prospective members.
A N. Fisher, chairman OF the COM
mittee on TRANSFORMATION, submitted a
brief report on the activities of his
committee, and was instructed to ap-
pear before the Interstate Commerce
Commission in behalf OF the Chamber
of Commerce when the hearings on
the proposed freight increases are
held.
Arthur Brown, OF Pittsburgh, gave
Q violin solo.
The assembly hall was attractively
decorated with American flags, and at
intervals throughout the evening the
business program was suspended to
permit the singing of patriotic songs,
under the leadership of William T.
Glover.